Thursday, 11/16: POV, Gramma, Vocab + Relay, Vladek

“Tutorial” Schedule.

Tomorrow’s Test: See the title above. Preview after Period 2.

“POV, 11/16.”

  1. We were digged in trenches by a river. It was Germans on the other side.
  2. Alyce smiled. It would be well she thought as she remembered her fantasy.
  3. Please don’t feed the seventh graders.
  4. The Boys’ Basketball team defeated LOMS easily.
  5. As they faced off, each thought of what it would mean to be the victor.

“Grammar, 11/16.” Answer not letter.
While llamas can be cute as a button, I once had a bad experience with a llama, and I am now afraid of them.

  1. while llamas can be cute   a) dependent clause  b) independent clause  c) prepositional phrase  d) NOTA
  2. as a button  a) dependent clause  b) independent clause  c) prepositional phrase  d) NOTA
  3. with a llama  a) dependent clause  b) independent clause  c) prepositional phrase  d) NOTA
  4. I am now afraid  a) dependent clause  b) independent clause  c) prepositional phrase  d) NOTA
  5. of them   a) dependent clause  b) independent clause  c) prepositional phrase  d) NOTA
  6. I once had a bad experience  a) dependent clause  b) independent clause  c) prepositional phrase  d) NOTA
  7. Since they are furry   a) dependent clause  b) independent clause  c) prepositional phrase  d) NOTA
  8. furry   a) noun  b) adjective  c) verb  d) adverb  e) preposition  f) pronoun
  9. them   a) noun  b) adjective  c) verb  d) adverb  e) preposition  f) pronoun
  10. am a) noun  b) adjective  c) verb  d) adverb  e) preposition  f) pronoun

“Vocab, 11/16.”  iconic, daunt(ing), aspire, suppress, pragmatic, bigot, diminutive, volatile, surfeit, pacify, dilemma
 

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. A _____ usually means a decision between two BAD choices.
  5. Vladek is obviously very ______ about food and life.
  6. Many countries try to _____ free speech and criticism of the government.
  7. The class was a ____ mix of strange and crazy personalities.
  8. Jim is the ______form of James.
  9. Ponyboy ______(ed) to  something better than the neighborhood he was in.
  10. The root of this word means “to make small.”
  11. The roots of this word meant “to press down.”
  12. The origin of this word was Middle English for “creature that flies.”
  13. The root of this word meant “to tame.”

Debrief Test #12.

120 Seconds Handout.

Here’s a video of a good  120 Seconds example.   ALMOST Perfect. What did he forget to do?


“Maus Quiz, 11/16.”

  1. p48, panel 2, the one with the beard.
  2. p60, panel l6, the one talking on the left.
  3. How does the German officer know that Vladek isn’t used to physical labor?
  4. Why was Vladek so worried when the train didn’t stop at Sosnowiec?
  5. Since Vladek and Anja’s family is not getting enough food coupons to eat, how are they getting enough food?
  6. Why is Vladek’s brother-in-law, Wolfe, not too worried about the way things are for them now?
  7. How does Vladek make money after he loses his factory after coming home from the POW camp?

ATTENTION: FINALLY A LINK TO MAUS FOR ABSENTEES: Book 1.